The Bear River Bears will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Ridgeline Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. Bear River will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Bear River faced Grantsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Bear River's pitcher stepped up to hand Grantsville an 8-0 shutout. Bear River might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by eight runs or more this season.
Holden Potter made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Potter has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Potter was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Talon Marble was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Easton Goodliffe, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Ridgeline's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Skyridge. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Ridgeline couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ridgeline also got a good showing from Sam Swan, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Ridgeline saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Hansen, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Bear River is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Ridgeline, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Tuesday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Bear River has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. However, it's not like Ridgeline struggles in that department as they've averaged .433. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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